Friday, March 19, 2010

Trees for Haiti campaign starts -- slowly

Trees for Haiti campaign starts -- slowly, by Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, March 18, 2010Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I wrote that the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the international community to rebuild the country would be a waste of money unless accompanied by a massive re-forestation effort.I said each of us should donate one tree for Haiti. Nearly two months later, we're beginning to see the first -- admittedly limited -- steps in that direction. More...